Category: basketball
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Second place is the first loser
It’s been a tough two months of sports for us here. In April, Michigan lost in overtime to Notre Dame in the Frozen Four, ending a wonderful, unexpected rush of a season. A few weeks ago, the Penguins lost to the Red Wings in the Stanley Cup finals, four games to two, after an impressive…
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Waving the white flag
This basketball postseason has seen a wave of home teams surrendering home-court advantage by waving the white flag. The “white-out” tradition of having all the fans wear white apparently started back in time immemorial by the Winnipeg Jets (I hate Winnipeg). And I guess it works in hockey…the Penguins have had three white-outs this post-season,…